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UNIT
EXERCISES 115

115.1 Rewrite these sentences using there only if the answer is likely. Consider why some answers
are not likely. (A)

1 Dark clouds were overhead. There were dark clouds overhead.
2 Peter is here to see you.
Nothing was on her desk but a calculator.
A big orange sign was on the window.
My daughter is still at school.
Something was odd about his voice.
Is any information on the label about the ingredients?
8 No traffic lights were on this stretch of the road.
9 The blue umbrella belongs to Mike.
10 Is this seat free?

115.2 The sentences in this exercise are all taken from written English. Which is correct or more likely
in the space - is or are? (B)
1 There a distinct risk that violence on television leads people to act violently.
2 There a choice of over 30 main courses on the menu.
3 There a necklace, two rings, and a bracelet missing from her jewellery box.
4 There only a few turtles now left on the island.
5 There very little chance of the decision being reversed.
6 There a few houses, a shop and a church in the village.

115.3 Match the sentence halves, join them with an appropriate relative pronoun (that, which, or
who). Write the relative pronoun in brackets if it can be left out. (C & Unit 70)
1 There were three people in the room a have never seen a television,
2 There was a narrow bridge b the finance minister is going to resign,
3 There are still people in the world c connected the two halves of the village,
4 There aren't many Beatles songs d I would like to get for the children,
5 There have been rumours e was wearing only a pair of shorts.
6 There aren't many workers would welcome an increase in income tax.
7 There are a lot of toys in the shop I had never seen before.
8 There was a man at the barbecue h he can't play on the piano.
Example: 1 + (g) There were three people In the room (who/that) I had never seen before.

115.4 Write new sentences with similar meanings beginning There being (D)
1 He offered to resign because there was no alternative. There being no alternative, he offered
to resign.
2 There was only one train a week to Mount Isa, so I decided to fly.
3 We moved on to the next agenda item when there were no objections to the proposal.
4 As there was no demand for their products, the company was forced to close.
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